SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FORM 6-K REPORT of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of: February 2004 Filtronic plc (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) The Waterfront, Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley West Yorkshire BD18 3TT, UK (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F _ X _ Form 40-F _ _ _ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in the Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Yes _ _ _ No _ X _ <Page> SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised. Filtronic plc Date: February 6, 2004 By: /s/ Maura Moynihan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name: Maura Moynihan Title: General Counsel SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Filtronic plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Legal and General Group Plc 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them See attached schedule 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 242,392 6. Percentage of issued class 0.33% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10. Date of transaction 4 February 2004 11. Date company informed 5 February 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 3,029,021 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.06% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Maura Moynihan +44 1274 231014 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Maura Moynihan Date of notification 6 February 2004 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. Filtronic plc Schedule 10 06 02 04 Registered Holder 				Shares Held HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 914945	31,893 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 887711	480,500 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245	341,083 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206	1,930,027 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 363605	55,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866203	101,605 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509	88,913 TOTAL 					3,029,021